Essex serpent a novel
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
- First Mariner books tie-in edition
- Boston Mariner Books 2022
- 416, 24 pages facsimiles 21 cm
Includes the section "P.S. Insights, interviews & more ..." with facsimiles of "The original Essex serpent pamphlet."
Set in late nineteenth-century England, the novel is about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent. The story explores questions about science and religion, skepticism and faith, independence and love.
9780063252752 0063252759
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